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A camera trap image of the elusive caracal recorded for the first time in Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve, Kota, Rajasthan on March 14, 2025. Image by the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve.

A caracal captured on a camera trap renews conservation efforts

Madhav Sharma 24 Apr 2025

Industries using cleaner tech, reducing pollution may face fewer regulations

Simrin Sirur 24 Apr 2025
Drilling equipment is lowered onto a site that was part of the research from 2016-19, which found that ice temperatures in Khumbu Glacier were warmer than expected. Image by University of Leeds Press Office.

Digging into icy depths to understand glacial melt

Meena Menon 24 Apr 2025
A dry pond catches fire. Representative image by Balurbala via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Wildfires rage amid dry weather and heat waves

Max Martin 23 Apr 2025
The Euryale ferox plant photographed in Samastipur, Bihar. It is a type of water lily that grows in stagnant ponds and wetlands, whose edible seeds are referred to as makhana. While it is primarily cultivated in Bihar, it is also found in parts of East Asia. Image by Ramanesh Thakur.

A billion-dollar market rooted in muddy ponds and manual labour

Aditya Ansh 22 Apr 2025
Tea gardens in Ooty, The Nilgiris, below which land is being prepared for growing vegetables. Silver oak trees provide the filtered shade that is perfect for tea. UPASI is currently exploring the possibility of growing fruit trees that can provide similar shade. Representative image by Timothy A. Gonsalves via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Intercropping as an ecological solution to tea demand drop

Arathi Menon 22 Apr 2025
Employees in designer Payal Jain's factory make garments out of katran, or fabric scraps. Image by Payal Jain.

Tiny textile scraps turn into luxury fashion

Shweta Thakur Nanda 21 Apr 2025
Shipping containers at the Port of Tokyo. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved a framework that will require ships to pay for carbon emissions starting in 2028. Image by Syced via Wikimedia Commons (CC-Zero).

Shipping industry sets sail towards carbon accountability

Kundan Pandey 21 Apr 2025
An aerial view of Paring village along the Siang river in western Arunachal Pradesh. Image by Hagen Desa.

Caught between a dam and a hard place

Simrin Sirur 18 Apr 2025
A wild dog sunbathing in Kanha National Park. Image by Abhiraj1996 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

What is heat stress? How does it affect animal hormones? [Explainer]

Phalguni Ranjan 18 Apr 2025

Farming families in India’s largest state are being pushed into debt, distress and migration

Ashwini Kumar Shukla 17 Apr 2025
Seeds of native trees being collected in a coffee agroforest. Image by Vijay Kumar.

Coffee agrofarms can play a key role in restoring degraded forest, study says

Simrin Sirur 17 Apr 2025
An aerial shot of Malappuram town in Kerala. The urban policy report estimates that 80% of Kerala's population will be urban by 2050. Image by Truebrother via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

A state-led urban policy addresses climate risks and urbanisation

Navya P.K. 16 Apr 2025

Indigenous traditions shape wolf survival

Sneha Mahale 16 Apr 2025

Cast aside, small-scale fishers demand a framework for fair fisheries

Supriya Vohra 15 Apr 2025

Safeguarding Indian cities from heat: In conversation with Sudeshna Chatterjee [Interview]

Saumitra Shinde 15 Apr 2025
Former President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Daripalli Ramaiah at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on March 30, 2017

Telangana green crusader Daripalli Ramaiah dies at 87 [Obituary]

Kundan Pandey 14 Apr 2025
A common colour morph of the dwarf gourami (Colisa lalia) in an aquarium. Image by Jvarszegi via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain).

Global trade in ornamental freshwater fish drives invasion and conservation challenges [Commentary]

R.J. Ranjit Daniels 14 Apr 2025
Workers pushing cotton bales at Kolkata railway station. Cotton bales are a key raw material for the textile industry. Image by Jorge Royan via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)"

Latest ESG reporting rules redefine key suppliers and customers of listed companies

Kundan Pandey 11 Apr 2025
From left: Priyanka Bharali, Rashmi Borah, Dipanjali Boraik and Mitali Boruah. Image by Arpita Das Choudhury.

When women stand guard for the forest

Arpita Das Choudhury 11 Apr 2025